South Australian premier told gun lobby he wouldn’t tighten firearm laws despite agreeing to federal crackdown
Hopes for uniform nationwide gun control reform fade as states walk back federal cabinet commitment after Bondi beach massacreGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, assured gun lobbyists that he had no plans to strengthen firearm...
<p>Hopes for uniform nationwide gun control reform fade as states walk back federal cabinet commitment after Bondi beach massacre</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p>The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, assured gun lobbyists that he had no plans to strengthen firearm laws in the state despite agreeing to a national crackdown after the Bondi beach massacre.</p><p>In a letter signed a day before the government entered caretaker mode for the state election on 21 March, Malinauskas told a peak shooters group that SA had some of the strictest gun laws in the country and there was “currently … no plans to amend” them.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/18/gun-lobby-assured-south-australian-government-had-no-plan-to-tighten-firearm-laws-despite-state-agreeing-to-federal-crackdown">Continue reading...</a>
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